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With jail closure imminent, Warren County to ask cities to fund housing inmates

With jail closure imminent, Warren County to ask cities to fund housing inmates

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Updated: 7:01 AM CST Jan 30, 2018

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WEBVTT STEVE: LAURA, THANK YOU VERYMUCH.NEW TONIGHT THE WARREN COUNTY, JAIL IS CLOSED.A TEMPORARY FIX IS NOW IN PLACE.AND AS KCCI'S CHRIS GOTHNERSHOWS US THE COUNTY PLANS TO ASKCITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY FORHELP.?>> CHRIS: WITH THE WARREN COUNTYJAIL SET TO CLOSE ITS DOORSFRIDAY DUE TO A NUMBER OFONGOING ISSUES, COUNTY OFFICIALSHERE ARE LOOKING TO THE CITIESTO HELP FUND TEPORARY HOUSINGSOLUTIONS FOR INMATES.SUPERVISOR CRYSTAL MCINTYRE SAYSSHE AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS METTODAY AND I AGREED TO CONTACTTHE CITY MANAGERS OF INDIANOLA,NORWALK AND CARLISLE, TO CHIP INTO FUND TEMPORARY TRAILERS TOHOUSE INMATES.THE TRAILERS ARE ESTIMATED TOCOST MORE THAN $$18,000 PERMONTH.MCINTIRE, WHO WAS UNAVAILABLE TOCOMMENT ON CAMERA, SAYS THE GOALIS TO KEEP CITY OFFICERS ANDCOUNTY DEPUTIES OUT ON PATROL,RATHER THAN HAVING TO DEAL WITHPRISONER TRANSPORTS OUT OF THEAREA.THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OFCORRECTIONS ORDERED THE COUNTYTO SHUT THE JAIL DOWN OVERPROBLEMS LIKE MOLD, INMATESESCAPING, A MAJOR BED SHORTAGEAND SECURITY PROBLEMS.COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE BEENTASKED WITH COMING UP WITH APERMANENT SOLUTION.IN INDIANOLA, CHRIS GOTHNER,KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA'S NEWS LEADER.STEVE: INDIANOLA MAYOR KELLYSHAW SAYS HIS CITY IS PREPAREDTO HELP THE COUNTY SHOULDER SOMEOF THOSE COSTS USING RESERVEFUNDS.WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK TONIGHTFROM OFFICIALS IN CARLISLE AND

With jail closure imminent, Warren County to ask cities to fund housing inmates

Officials in Warren County said they will ask surrounding cities to help pay for temporarily housing inmates.

The Warren Council Jail will close on Friday due to multiple code violations.

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Warren County Supervisor Crystal McIntire said she and fellow board members met Monday and agreed to contact the city managers of Indianola, Norwalk and Carlisle to help fund temporary trailers to house inmates.

The trailers could cost around $18,000 per month.

McIntire, who was unavailable to comment on camera, said the goal is to keep city officers and county deputies out on patrol rather than having them deal with transporting prisoners out of the area.

The Iowa Department of Corrections ordered the county to shut the jail down over issues including mold, inmates escaping, a major bed shortage and security problems.

County supervisors have been tasked with coming up with a permanent solution.

Indianola Mayor Kelly Shaw said his city is prepared to help the county shoulder some of those costs using reserve funds.